Chapter 55: Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure
The Yangtze River.
It was a landmark that divided the Central Plains Murim into Jiangnan and Jiangbei, large enough to be called a great sea.
Chwachwachwacha.
Yeom Gi-ha and I were crossing that river, where the land on the other side was not even visible, without a boat.
Chwachwachwat.
It was with a feast of the ultimate lightness skill, Stepping on Duckweed to Cross Water, that unfolded endlessly.
Tat!
After running for a long ti, I finally leaped up and set foot on land.
“Tsk, it's ridiculously wide.”
It was sothing that people other than Yeom Gi-ha and would not have even attempted in the first place.
“Are we there yet?”
“We have to go a little further.”
“Tsk. It's ridiculously far.”
The dignity of the Murim Alliance Leader was nowhere to be seen, and in its place was a grumpy old man full of complaints.
“Sigh.”
“Are you tired after crossing just this?”
“……No.”
I would say they were days when I could understand Singija's feelings.
If I were to list the process of getting here, it would be endlessly long, but to summarize, it was as follows.
-Farewell.
-Please be sure to visit the Ice Palace anyti.
-It's too far and cold there.
-I will co to visit you. Soday.
-I wish you good fortune in your martial path.
-Yes.
My fond farewell with Bukgung Seol-a and the martial artists of the Ice Palace, who had renewed their resolve, was brief.
-Let's go.
-Where to?
-The Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure, we have to go get it, right?
-Already?
-Why? Do you have sothing left to do?
-……That's not it.
-Are you planning to move only after this old man is dead?
-That's not it either.
-Then let's go.
It was a path I was dragged out on, caught by the scruff of my neck by Emperor Breaker Yeom Gi-ha.
Since my plan to visit the Dancheon Clan after obtaining the snow ginseng was thwarted, the one-year journey in Jianghu I had jokingly ntioned to my father Dancheon Gang might actually be realized.
“Is this the right way?”
Breaking my train of thought, Yeom Gi-ha asked.
“Is this your first ti on this path?”
“Then?”
“Aren't you the Murim Alliance Leader?”
“Isn't it because I'm the Murim Alliance Leader that I haven't been able to go?”
“Hmm.”
There was so truth to his words.
It was because we were heading to a place where the Murim Alliance Leader should not carelessly set foot.
Our destination was Changsha County, the capital of Hunan Province, south of the Yangtze River.
It was because it was the headquarters of the Evil Faction Alliance.
“This will be fun.”
Yeom Gi-ha’s expression looked excited.
“Hmm.”
Worries I didn't have before began to creep up.
* * *
“That old geezer Wiji, does he have the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure?”
“What do you an by that?”
After foolishly asking a question back at Yeom Gi-ha’s question…….
“Ah.”
I realized that my explanation so far had been insufficient.
-Where is the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure?
-First, we have to go to the Evil Faction Alliance.
-I see.
Since I had only stated the destination as the Evil Faction Alliance and not the reason, his misunderstanding was understandable.
“I'll get to use so strength after a long ti.”
Seeing the Emperor Breaker flexing his thick arms, which were hard to believe belonged to an old man, I knew that he was gravely mistaken.
But, more than that.
“Until now, were you thinking that the two of us were going to raid the Evil Faction Alliance?”
“What's wrong with that?”
“Um……”
The thought 'Is he crazy?' truly ca to mind, but reflecting on the path the Emperor Breaker had walked, I couldn't tell if he was serious or joking.
“Don't cause a disturbance. We are going to the Evil Faction Alliance to ask for the Peerless Might Demonic Emperor's help.”
I had bestowed a grace upon the Peerless Might Demonic Emperor, so I intended to make use of it.
Was he displeased with my words? The Emperor Breaker, with his eyes narrowed, asked.
“You're not planning to sell out to that old geezer Wiji, are you?”
Seeing him chuckle as he said that, he must have known himself that it didn't make sense.
However, my anxiety was amplified.
“Do not cause a disturbance in the Evil Faction Alliance.”
“Of course.”
“……”
It might have been more reassuring to entrust a fish to a cat.
But, I needed to correct Emperor Breaker Yeom Gi-ha’s thinking.
This was a story that stemd from the question, 'Does the Peerless Might Demonic Emperor have the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure?'
It was because I noticed that he did not know an important fact.
I was not one to enjoy lengthy explanations, but in the midst of a tedious journey, this wouldn't be so bad.
“Alliance Leader, do you know what the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure is?”
“An elixir.”
Hearing his answer, my suspicion grew a little stronger.
“Is there anything else you know in more detail?”
“I know it is the best in extre yang.”
Seeing Emperor Breaker Yeom Gi-ha acting smug as he said that, I was certain that he knew nothing.
“What does the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure look like?”
“Hmm?”
“Do you know what the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure originates from?”
“Ahem.”
As expected, the Alliance Leader could not answer.
Elixirs are like that.
Very precious, and very rare.
The noteworthy point is this aspect of being rare.
It could be said that the vast majority of martial artists will not see an elixir described as supre or peerless even once in their lifeti.
I understand the desperate desire for sothing because one cannot have it. But this is a very funny thing.
How can you have sothing when you don't even know what it looks like?
I, who was provided with the Healing Sage’s Mind Cultivation Art, had to obtain countless elixirs.
Therefore, I know not only the appearance of elixirs, but also their properties, habitats, and origins. It is because I thoroughly investigated and studied diligently.
Isn't this the basic?
“I will explain, so listen.”
In truth, not knowing would not hinder living, but Alliance Leader Yeom Gi-ha’s situation was different.
Shouldn't he at least know what his lifeline looks like and where it originates from?
If he intended to obtain it, that is.
Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure.
Here, 'Bo' ans treasure.
As you know, all elixirs have a value as precious as treasure.
But they do not use the character 'Bo' . No one calls them Immaculate Pogranate Treasure, Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Snow Ginseng Treasure, or Vermilion Fruit Treasure.
But, why was the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure nad so?
That's right. It was said that a na contains the essence, so it ant that the true form of the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure was a treasure.
Like a diamond, those things that are usually called treasures.
In other words…….
“The Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure is the essence of lava. Its color is redder than a ruby, and its appearance resembles a diamond.”
“Hmm?”
“Among lavas that have aged for more than ten thousand years, there are those that form crystals through an unknown chanism. It can be called the very essence of extre yang, so the Jianghu Murim calls it the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure.”
For reference, this Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure does not cool down. How could the condensed extre yang cool down?
That is why the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure cannot be possessed.
If so.
What must be done to obtain the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Extre Blood Treasure?
“In other words, we are now on our way to imrse our bodies in lava.”
Emperor Breaker Yeom Gi-ha, who had been overflowing with confidence in everything, fell silent.
* * *
“Ooh.”
Beyond Emperor Breaker Yeom Gi-ha’s exclamation, the entrance of the Evil Faction Alliance headquarters unfolded.
If I had previously described the Murim Alliance headquarters as grand, I felt that the expression 'magnificent and luxurious' was more appropriate for the Evil Faction Alliance's headquarters.
“That old geezer Wiji is full of greed.”
It couldn't be due to Wiji Han's personal greed, but it was to the point that I couldn't help but nod at Emperor Breaker Yeom Gi-ha’s words.
We approached the entrance of the headquarters.
“Halt.”
A guard with a stern expression blocked our way.
Considering the guards of the Murim Alliance who responded politely with sothing like 'What business brings you here?', it was right to describe this as befitting the evil faction.
“Who are you?”
The guard released his aura as he asked that. It seed like an attempt at intimidation.
“Oh.”
The Evil Faction Alliance truly lived up to its reputation.
The one who appeared to be a re guard was a Transcendent Peak master, so his seemingly arrogant attitude beca understandable.
The point he hadn't anticipated was that I was a master who could lightly deflect his aura.
“I am Myeong of the Dancheon Clan.”
Since I was always a person of integrity, I did not bother to hide my identity.
“The Divine Dragon of Dancheon?”
Perhaps a guard at the main gate of the Evil Faction Alliance was well-versed in the affairs of Jianghu, as he recognized . Perhaps it was because my reputation had grown without my knowledge.
“I am called that.”
At the sa ti as my answer, the guard's gaze, which had been looking down arrogantly, seed to lower slightly, but that feeling was brief.
“What business brings you to the Evil Faction Alliance?”
The guard's tone itself had changed, so it seed it wasn't a misconception.
I would say I had realized the power of fa in the harsh Jianghu Murim.
“I ca to see the Lord of the Evil Faction Alliance.”
At the sa ti as my answer, the guard's eyes sharpened again.
I guessed the reason.
The Lord of the Evil Faction Alliance was not soone that just any Tom, Dick, or Harry could et, was he?
Fortunately, since my reputation surpassed that of any Tom, Dick, or Harry, he did not dismiss right away.
“Do you have an appointnt?”
“I think I do, but I also think I don't.”
The Peerless Might Demonic Emperor himself had told to co anyti, but when asked if I had an appointnt, I wasn't sure.
“You do not have an appointnt.”
It seed the guard took it that way.
“I will send a ssage to my superiors, so will you wait?”
“How long will it take?”
The guard estimated for a mont and then answered.
“With the reputation of the Divine Dragon of Dancheon, it will take a month at the earliest, and up to half a year at the latest.”
“Hmm. That's a problem.”
It took much longer than I thought.
I was in a position where I could train my martial arts while waiting if I so chose, but my companion's situation was quite different.
“Step aside.”
As it was a matter of untying the knot one tied, Yeom Gi-ha pushed aside and stepped forward.
Although I had repeatedly warned him not to cause trouble, it was right to describe the current situation as beyond my control.
Yeom Gi-ha stepped forward and…….
Kuung!
He stomped his foot powerfully.
The ground caved in, and a loud roar erupted.
Causing a ruckus right in front of the Evil Faction Alliance headquarters, he must be a madman. Since there was no reason for to feel sha along with him, I distanced myself from him a little.
Cheocheocheocheocheok.
In the short ti before the roar had even subsided, hundreds of sword tips were aid at and Yeom Gi-ha.
“That old geezer Wiji has trained them well.”
Yeom Gi-ha’s words were correct.
“Sigh.”
In the urgent situation where hundreds of sword tips were aiming for my life, I let out a sigh.
It was because I had experienced the person nad Yeom Gi-ha and had figured out his psychology.
That old man, he definitely wanted to be the center of attention right now.
The problem was that it was already too late to stop him.
“You bastard!”
An impatient martial artist of the Evil Faction Alliance rushed towards Yeom Gi-ha.
Hwik.
Yeom Gi-ha, who had easily dodged the sword,…….
Ppagak.
Sent the impatient martial artist's jaw flying.
“Keok.”
Udangtang.
He flew far away and tumbled.
It looked like he could just shake himself off and get up, so I knew Yeom Gi-ha had held back, but that was just my thought.
“Get him!”
Tat!
Dozens of Evil Faction Alliance martial artists rushed towards Yeom Gi-ha at the sa ti.
It could be described as a chain reaction.
Since one warrior of the Evil Faction Alliance had fallen, the warriors of the Evil Faction Alliance could no longer back down.
In the situation where dozens of martial artists were rushing in, a satisfied smile ford on Yeom Gi-ha’s lips.
“Die!”
With soone's excited shout, Yeom Gi-ha’s figure was enveloped by the martial artists' swords.
However, a tragedy of splattered blood did not unfold.
“Quite sothing.”
A barrier of formidable qi spread out in the area within Yeom Gi-ha’s reach.
No sword could penetrate that barrier, so it was a protective formidable qi that had reached the divine.
“Ugh!”
Perhaps because he had also applied the subtlety of an absorption technique in addition to the protective formidable qi, dozens of martial artists were struggling, holding onto their swords that were stuck to the protective formidable qi and wouldn't co off.
At this point, it was impossible not to know.
The fact that Yeom Gi-ha was holding back greatly.
When Yeom Gi-ha swung his arm with a hung—, the struggling martial artists of the Evil Faction Alliance flew a zhang away and landed on the ground.
There were no casualties at all, so it was right to describe it as a truly great display of martial prowess.
“……Who might the esteed elder be?”
When the aforentioned guard who had reached the Transcendent Peak asked cautiously, Yeom Gi-ha, who had beco satisfied only after drawing all the attention, opened his mouth.
“I am Yeom Gi-ha.”
It was an introduction that even omitted his alias.
However, since the guard who had even recognized couldn't possibly not know the na Yeom Gi-ha, his complexion turned as pale as porcelain.
“What brings the Murim Alliance Leader all the way here……”
“I ca to et the Lord of the Evil Faction Alliance.”
I let out a sigh of 'phew—' without realizing it.
It was because for a mont, my heart had pounded, wondering if he would use the title 'old geezer Wiji'.
Anyway…….
The great Murim Alliance Leader, who at least knew how to distinguish the ti and place, said.
“How long will it take?”
The content was the sa as my question, but.
“……I will guide you right now.”
He had derived a different conclusion, so it was right to describe this as a true miracle.
Yeom Gi-ha’s dignified steps turned towards .
“Did you see that?”
He asked with a satisfied smile.
“……Amazing.”
I had no other words to reply with.
The harsh Jianghu Murim.
I would describe it as a ti when I realized that the exercise of power and fa were the paths to reaching the truth.
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